The Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) uses a community-focused, public health approach to help ensure that everyone can be free from violence. We work to break the cycle of violence by addressing it at three points: preventing it before it begins, intervening at the first sign of risk, and healing after it happens.
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Get help to be safe
Receive support and learn options from the Day One Crisis Hotline.
Get crime victim support
Connect to an advocate from the MN Crime Victim Support Line.
Find youth-friendly resources
Search the Youth Services Network for shelter and resources.
Transforming Community Safety Survey
Minneapolis Community: Please complete our Transforming Community Safety Survey to provide your input on a new model of community safety.
The purpose of this survey is for members of the Minneapolis community to identify what safety looks like, and to provide ideas for how a new model can be accomplished. Results from this survey will be used to help create recommendations for elected leaders. This will also be used to help guide our next steps in our community engagement.
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Approach
Learn about our community-focused, public health approach.
Initiatives
Find out about our work promoting safe and healthy communities.
History
Read about the evolution of violence prevention at the City.
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Youth violence prevention
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